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On the Holy and Great Sunday of Pascha, we celebrate the life-bearing Resurrection of our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ.
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Christ descended to do battle with Hades alone;
He ascended after taking many spoils of victory.
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PASCHA SUNDAY
Synaxarion for the Sunday of Pascha
Sunday of Pascha: Epistle and Gospel Reading
Sunday of Holy Pascha (Elder Epiphanios Theodoropoulos)
"On Pascha" by Melito of Sardis (a 2nd century text)
The Forty-Five Paschal Letters of Athanasius the Great
First Paschal Oration of St. Gregory the Theologian
Second Paschal Oration of St. Gregory the Theologian
The Paschal Catechetical Discourse of Saint John Chrysostom
An Interpretation of Certain Sayings of St. Gregory the Theologian Found in Paschal Hymns (Abba Dorotheos of Gaza)
Homily on the Lord's Resurrection (St. Leo the Great)
Sermon on Pascha and the Good Thief (St. Maximus of Turin)
St. Hesychios of Jerusalem: On the Holy Pascha
A Paschal Homily of Saint Justin Popovich of Chelije
St. Symeon the New Theologian: A Clear Vision of Christ's Resurrection
St. John of Kronstadt: Sermon on the All-Joyous Day of Pascha
Old Testament Prefigurations of the Resurrection in the Pachal Canon of St. John of Damascus
On Leaving Church Early On Pascha After "Christ is Risen!"
Why We Read the Gospel of John After Pascha and Not Before
The Visit of Saint Tikhon of Zadonsk to Prisoners on Pascha
An Athonite Paschal Miracle in 1935
The Feast of Pascha Is An Invitation To Illumination
What Pascha Isn't and What Pascha Is
The Joyful Sorrow of Pascha
Elder Paisios on the Joy of the Resurrection
Elder Porphyrios and the Joy of the Resurrection
Despair
The Greatest Event in Human History
May the Calendar of the Heart Say "Resurrection"!
Passover To Pascha
"Pascha" or "Easter" or Both?
Was Easter Borrowed From a Pagan Holiday?
Of the Death of the Old Man Heron, Who Was Deluded by the Devil
Pascha Under Turkish Domination (1 of 6)
Pascha Under Turkish Domination (2 of 6)
Pascha Under Turkish Domination (3 of 6)
Pascha Under Turkish Domination (4 of 6)
Pascha Under Turkish Domination (5 of 6)
Pascha Under Turkish Domination (6 of 6)
The Mysterious Paschal Liturgy in Hagia Sophia in the Year 1522
The Easter Sunday When Greeks Asked "How is Lord Byron?" Before Saying "Christ is Risen!"
What Hans Christian Andersen Said About Greek Easter
Greek Easter at the Gulf of Smyrna in 1835 as Witnessed by an American
A Description of Greek Orthodox Easter in Jerusalem in 1915
The Black Easter of Symi in 1919
An Atheist's First Easter
A Resurrection "Behind Closed Doors"
Despite Quarantine Measures, Greeks Find Unique Ways to Celebrate Easter
"The Day of Easter" by Dionysios Solomos (A Paschal Poem)
A Paschal Divine Liturgy In the Middle of Paris
A Russian Catacomb Pascha
The Red Eggs of Pascha
The Resurrection Gospel in Homeric Greek (and other Greek dialects)
The Priest Who Translates the Gospel Into Sign Language
Approved English "Christ is Risen" for Greek Archdiocese of America
"Christ Is Risen" In Latin
"Christ Is Risen" in Pomak
Church Bells Ring to the Melody of "Christ is Risen"
8 Year Old Chants "It Is the Day of Resurrection"
90-Year-Old Woman from Kalymnos Chants "Anastaseos Imera" ("It is the Day of Resurrection")
The Paschal Stichera with Fr. Philotheos at Dochiariou Monastery
Audio Recording of St. Porphyrios Reading the Paschal Homily of St. John Chrysostom
Paschal Art
St. Nikodemos the Hagiorite on Inappropriate Ways To Celebrate Pascha
Paschal Fireworks Battle In Chios
Easter on the Island of the Apocalypse - Patmos (documentary)
Greek Bombs Trouble Tarpon Springs On Easter
A Syrian Style Easter
Boy Dies In Athens From Pascha Fireworks
Rick Steves’ European Easter: Greek Orthodox Celebrations (Video)
Greek Easter (with lemon)
Easter On Mount Athos (documentary)
Pascha on Mount Athos, Valaam and Sarov
Pascha at Vatopaidi Monastery
Pascha at Dionysiou Monastery on Mount Athos
Pascha On Mount Athos With Yannis Tsarouchis
Holy Week and Pascha in Zakynthos
Holy Week and Pascha In Colombia
Easter on the Greek Island of Paros
Pascha In Old Greece
Old Cypriot Easter Customs
Where Catholics and Orthodox Have Celebrated Easter Together Since 1588
Holy Pascha at Saint Anthony's Monastery in Arizona (video)
Flash Mob In Beirut Mall Sing "Christ Is Risen!"
48.1% In Greece Do Not Believe in the Resurrection
90 Percent of Russians Will Celebrate Easter
Pascha At Optina Monastery 2011
Syrian Christians Unite for Easter
Easter Celebrations In Prizren
Pascha in Kolwezi, Congo
"Christ Is Risen" in the Streets of Moldavia
Pascha In New York With Archbishop Demetrios 2011
Pascha With Papadiamantis: Lessons from a Panegyrist
A Romaic Pascha With Alexandros Papadiamantis
Icon Made of 15,000 Easter Eggs
Easter Egg Made of 7500 Roses Decorates Kiev Caves Lavra
At Easter, Albanians Recall ‘Dark’ Communist Past
An Orthodox Easter Greeting from Tom Hanks (video)
THE RESURRECTION OF CHRIST
The Meaning of the Cross and the Resurrection
The Mystery of the Cross and the Resurrection of Christ
The Crucifixion, Resurrection, and Redemption (Fr. George Florovsky)
The Gospel of Resurrection
Christ Removed the Three Obstacles Between God and Man
The First and Second Resurrection
The Resurrection of Christ is the Annihilation of Death
"Condemned" to Be Immortal (St. Justin Popovich)
The Firstborn From the Dead
The Truth and Power of the Resurrection
We Ought To Rejoice in the Resurrection Joy of the Theotokos
The Theotokos as the First to See the Risen Christ
The Three Visits of Mary Magdalene to the Tomb of Christ
Why Did The Lord Forbid Mary Magdalene From Touching Him After His Resurrection?
The First Miracle After the Lord's Resurrection - Entering a Room With Shut Doors
Eastern and Western Depictions of the Resurrection
The Mystery of Life and Renewal
Unlocking the Mysteries of the Resurrection of Christ
The Inner Existential Celebration of Christ's Resurrection
The Resurrection of Christ as an Historical and Existential Event
The Underlying Purpose of the Appearances of the Risen Christ
The Orthodox Church as the Church of the Resurrection
The True Pascha of the Church
12 Historical Facts Most Critical Scholars Believe Supporting the Resurrection
The Testimony That Christ Rose From the Dead
Evidence for Christ's Resurrection From the Dead
Experiences of the Risen Jesus
How An Atheist Came To Believe in the Resurrection
The Risen Christ: Logic on Trial
The Gospel Through a Homicide Detective's Lens
Can a Scientist Believe in the Resurrection? Three Hypotheses.
The Resurrection - Exclusive to Christianity
What Do the 153 Fish Caught by the Apostle Peter Signify?
The Authenticity of Mark 16:9-20
With What Kind of Body Will The Dead Rise?
The Meaning of Christ Eating Baked Fish and Honeycomb Before His Ascension (St. Gregory Palamas)
Ezekiel's Prophecy of the Resurrection
THE DATE OF EASTER
Debunking Myths About the Date of Easter
Is the Date of Easter Related to Passover?
Concerning the Date of Pascha and the First Ecumenical Council
The Date of Orthodox Easter in Finland and Estonia
Finding a Shared Date for Easter Falls Flat With Churches
Christian Pascha and Jewish Pascha in the New Testament
Catholic Church in Holy Land Will Celebrate Easter With the Orthodox Calendar
CECEF Urges All Christians in France To Celebrate Easter Same Day As Orthodox
PASCHAL SAINTS
Holy Martyrs of North Africa Who Suffered by the Vandals During the Paschal Liturgy (+ 459)
Holy Martyr Irene of Hellas
Saint Tounom the Emir (+ 18 April 1579)
Holy New Martyr Michael the Vourliotes (+ 1772)
Holy New Martyr Agathangelos of Esphigmenou (+ 1819)
The Paschal Martyrdom of Neomartyr Panagiotis (+ 1820)
Holy Hieromartyr Gregory V, Patriarch of Constantinople (+ 1821)
Hieromartyr Gregory V, Patriarch of Constantinople (+ 1821)
What Did Patriarch Bartholomew Ask For At the Martyrdom Site of His Predecessor Patriarch Gregory V?
Saint Ananias of Malles, Crete (+ 1907)
The Amazing Miracles of Saint Ananias of Malles, Crete
Father Petru Focsaneanu, Tortured to Death for Celebrating the Resurrection Service in his Prison Cell (+ 1953)
New Martyrs of Optina Monastery (+ April 18, 1993)
